by CassieSwindon | May 24, 2022 | Reviews
I gave The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff a 4.1/5 stars for this historical fiction standalone. I loved that there were three alternating female POV in different years until their story intersected. There wasn’t much romance in this (no steam) but the little that...
by CassieSwindon | May 14, 2022 | Reviews
I rated The Last House on the Street by Diane Chamberlain a 3.9/5 stars. This standalone was a mix of contemporary and historical fiction involving a hard theme involving racism, segregation, and murder with dual timelines. Here are my live thoughts while reading:...
by CassieSwindon | Mar 27, 2022 | Reviews
The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd was a standalone, contemporary Book of the Month Selection that I rated 4.0/5.0 stars. I also read The Paris Apartment this month and that one was scored higher. Compared to all 20+ BOTM reads I’ve finished so far, Cartographers felt...
by CassieSwindon | Feb 28, 2022 | Reviews
Title- The Paris Key Author- Juliet Blackwell Series- standalone Rating- 4.5/5 Genre- Adult contemporary POV- third person past tense for most of it and third person present tense for Angela’s portion in 1983 Trope- life transitions, healing Steam level- 0/5 Cover- I...
by CassieSwindon | Jan 23, 2022 | Reviews
Title- The Cottingley Secret Author- Hazel Gaynor Series- standalone Rating- 3.7/5 Genre- historical fiction merged with fantasy and dual timeline also throws in contemporary POV- The prologue was in first person present tense and I wished that continued into chapter...
